International Council for Media Literacy

Bridging Academia to Action

International Council for Media Literacy
Bridging Academia to Action

Author Profile: Jillian Reis

  • Jillian Reis
    Jillian Reis is a senior at Sacred Heart University. She is   majoring in English and Media Arts and minoring in Writing.  She is a reporter on the Pulse and the head editor for the   perspectives section of the Spectrum Newspaper.

If It Bleeds, It Leads: Crime Reporting

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Picture this: It’s 5 o’clock on a Tuesday night. You just got home from work and you turn on the  news, local or national. On the screen, you see police tape, mugshots, crying victims, and maybe  some blood on the pavement. You might feel shocked at what you are seeing; the crime reporting might concern you. Now imagine scenes like that are on every night.  Crime … [Read more...] about If It Bleeds, It Leads: Crime Reporting

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